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LOCAL JOTTINGS.

Brick laying will commence in
earnest next week.
A number of lawyers leave to-day
for Colville to attend court.
The Spokane Ice Co. shipped
large quantity of ice to Belmont yes
terday.
Seaman is having the old Poodle
Dog restaurant entirely overhauled
and renovated.
G. b. Hopkins has his telephone
line stretched as far as Rosaia on
the way to Spokane.
The little folks had a pleasant day
yesterday for the picnic and large
number participated.
The keystone house, under the
management of j.. Boughton- will
open its doors to the public the lat
ter part of the coming week, having
been thoroughly remodelled, pa
pered and cleaned. 1t now has
fOrty-one rooms and will make a
good place to stop.
II. A. Wilson, consia able of Spo-
kane Falls, came down this morning
having In charge Mrs. White, who
has had much trouble with her hus.
Dauu OI Idte, W Une ehleHb tHut SIG
was afraid he would kill her. 1t is
but u family trouble, perhaps, but
Mr.. Wilson did his duty well.-
Sprague Sentinel.
Early yesterday morning Sheriff
Walters, of Whitman county, ac-
companied by G. Brigg, Singer
sewing machine agent, who makes
his headquarters at Sprague, arrived
on the west bound train having in
charge G. p. Lewis, who the sheriff
had arrested at Rathdrum. Lewis
is charged with skipping the counA
try with some $3.50 collections, be-
longing TO the sewing machine
company. The prisoner was jailed
here until the train passed down last
night.
The st. Paul Globe says that "cap-
ital is said to be pouring with great
rapidity into Spokane Falls and Ia
coma. st. Paul is glad to see her
sister cities or the great northwest
prospering, for their progress is in.
timately connected with her own"
We do not know how TacOma'S pro-
gress is intimately connected with
that Of st. Paul, yet thanks for the
kind expression. With Tacoma on
the west and Spokane on the east OF
the territory, Washington is nicely
provided for. She's getting there
every hour of the day,-Tacoma
News.
, 1887-06-16
Fighting the Tiger.

A curious commercial enterprise has been
set ON foot ut Monte Carlo. According to q
letter just received from there, syndicate
has been formed to fight the tiger on sys-
tenn. Clerks and markers are employed to play
mechanically all day long at three roulette
tables exactly as directed. The system Is said
to have paid profit of S2O0,OO0 in two
months, and to have disturbed the admins
tration by its continued success. Some of the
visitors have been playing in excellent luck
OF late, and large winnings are reported. A
young English couple, the husband being a
lord, have just left with a profit OF 81 600
over all expenses. They had only played for
amusement.-The Argonaut
, 1887-06-16
Theatrical Trouble.

Denver, June l1.-Mrs. Langtrys
manager to-day brought suit against
Tabor Grand Opera House to recover
$429 which he claims is still due as
the balance of his percentage of the
receipts several weeks ago. While
manager McCourt, of the Tabor Grand
Opera House, was in New York, Mr..
Reynolds, Langtry's manager desired
to make dates for the first three nights
this week. As Rag Baby" was booked
for the entire week it was impossible
to do so. Frank Mckee. manager of
"Rag Baby" was seen at the Fifth
avenue by Mr.. Court and agreed to
give up the right providing Mr.. Court
guaranteed the receipts of "Rag Baby"
for their three performances.
, 1887-06-16
THE FALLS CITY.
An Interesting Descriptive Letter From
Spokane Falls.

An Interesting Descriptive Letter From
Spokane Falls.
w. $. Brickham has written sever
al very interesting letters from this
city to the Dayton, (O.D Journal,
that have the novelty Of being inten-
sely descriptive without dealing in
fulsome personalities. The two let
ters that have already appeared are
very readable productions, and it is
regretted that the REVIEW has not
the space to give the letters in full.
However, extracts will be published
from time to time. The following Is
portion of the last letter published
dated May 2s:
On arriving ut Spokane Falls one
is ut once struck by the realistic evil
dences of prosperity and the pretty
and admirable location Of the bright
young plains-mountain city. The
long platform ut the depot Is throng-
ed with people, and those in the cars
ana outside gaze at Cne another
with the same silent curiosity. The
life and activity OF a thriving place
Is observable on all sides. The COM
modious freight depot is filled with
freight which is being transferred
to the stores and warehouses us fast
as large transfer wagons, drays and
express wagons and men and teams
can do 1t to make room for more that
is In the trains on the side tracks.
Additional tracks have been recent
~ laid to receive continually arriv-
ing merchandise that is to pass into
the hands of the ranchmen and
miner on the plain and valley and in
the mountains and gulches.
The spring rains have ceased and
the SHOWS have disappeared from
the crests of the high noun tains.
, 1887-06-16
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wAsHINGTON NOTES.
LAND GRANTS.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE COM
missioner general of the land office, in
response to II call from the Pacific
to be prepared and forwarded a volum-
inous record giving in tabular form
the amount Of land granted to,
selected 10y and patented to several
companies whose affairs are under
investigation. The summary shows
the total amount granted to the Union
Pacific was IL 1903, ,S44 acres in all, of
which amount 3,147,6S2 acres have
been selected and 2,616,17S acres pat
ented, leaving S,162,l62 acres to be
selected. Central Pacific had land
grant of 100000 acres. 1t had
received patents for 2,5S6,2S6 and has
5,413,7l2 acres yet to be selected. The
Kansas Pacific had a land grant OF
100000 acres. 1t has selected 1885,
252 acres, of which amount 963, ,l74
acres have been patented. 1t has A.
2l1 ,T4S acres yet remaining to be
selected. Selections made by remain
ing companies have nearly all been
patented and cover about all the
available land in their grants.
Selections are us follows: Central
branch Union Pacific, 222,560 acres
Western Pacific, 453,794 Sioux City
& Pacific, 433, 1886 acres.
HEAP OF MONEY.
The United States treasurer has pre-
pared "a statement in regard to the
circulating medium which shows that
the total coin and currency May 81
1887, was I'll ,297 ,296, 900, being net
increase OF $5S.566,545 as compared
with the circulation May 81, 1856
The increase 10y items was as follows:
gold coin, 81 ,6S7 1894; standard silver
dollars, 81, ,463 1864; subsidiary silver
~, 2,346,S ,S42; gold certificates, $40 O,84O,.
952; silver certificates, $40 1856, 1879
and United States notes, $4,211,72.2
total $S7 ,OO9,O4 which amount was
reduced to $5S ,666, ,545 by ~ decrease
of 1923 S,442, ,49S in the circulation OF ma
tional bank notes. The principal por-
ton OF the increase, nearly $34 ,OOO,.
600, was in paper currency and coin
of denominations of $50 and under.
CHANGE AT WEST POINT.
Brig. General Wesley Merritt has
been relieved OF the command of the
West Point military academy July LIST
and assigned to the command of the
department Of the Missouri, succeed
ing Brig. General Wilcox. General
T. p. Parke, of the engineer corps, has
been assigned to the superintendancy
OF the military academy. He is now in
Europe and after General Merritt's re-
lief Col. Hasbrook, the present com
mandant of cadets, will conduct the
duties OF superintendent until Parke
returns.
, 1887-06-16
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SPORTING NOTE.
YACHTING.

New YORK, June II. - At the
Seawankaka Corinthian yacht club
regetta to-day there was fine
sailing breeze all day, although it
fell during the home run. The Allan
tic, for the third time this week, led
throughout. She made the 80 mile
course around Sandy Hook light ship
III 4 hours, 80 minutes and 7 seconds,
beating the Priscilla on corrected time
5 minutes and 3S seconds and the cut
ter Galatea's time 6 minutes and 3S
seconds. In the second class boats the
Shamrock minutes and Al seconds
and cutter Bedon in minutes and 40
seconds. In the other classes the
schooner Maggie and sloops Cinderella,
Rival and Manitoba won. The Oracle
and Isuell carried away their top
masts, and the Priscillas split her ba-
loon jib sail on the home run.
THE TURF.
ST. LOUIS, June 1.-THE seventh
days racing was notable for splendid
weather and dry and pretty fast track
meeting.
For all ages, one and one-sixteenth
miles-Egmon won, Galata, 2nd
Klamath, 3rd time, 152.
For all ages, seven-eights mile--Lit-
tie Wench won, Dynamite 2nd, Mod
osty Bird ; time | 20.
For two year old colts or fillies,
three-fourths mile-Blethesome won,
White 2nd, Huntress 3rd time l :164.
Mile-Mary Ellis won, Gasoline 2nd,
Barak Bird time Al.
Mile-Biddy Bowling won, Alfred
2nd, st. Valentine 3rd; time :438
Handicap steeplechase full course
Tennessee won, Aurcline 2nd, Nettic
Watkins 3rd time 5 393.
BASE BALL.
At altimore-Cleveland 4; Bald-
more |.
At Chicago-Pittsburg 4; Chicago
6.
At Boston-Philadelphia 8; Boston
II.
At New York-Louisville 7; Brook
lyn Ia.
At Detroit-Indianapolis g.; Detroit
, 1887-06-16
FRANCE.
MILITARY REGULATIONS.

PARIS, June 1.-THE cabinet has
decided not to oppose the motion for
the urgency for the army bill. The
ministry will shortly introduce sep
arate measures to increase the defen-
sive forces of the republic and to ar
range for triennial service system be-
fore the present bill now under dis.
cusson is adopted. An administra-
tive committee will be appointed to
study the best means of securing uni
tication military regulations in distant
French possessions in India and Chi
ma.
, 1887-06-16

BUFFALO, June lin the Typo
graphical convention to-day the report
of the committee on subordinate
unions was taken up. 1t was decided
that no foreman shall have the right
to discharge an incompentent "sub"
when regular had been notified OF
the "sub's" incompetency. 1t was re-
solved that the report of the commit
tee of unfair Offices be adopted by the
convention and gives it into the hands
of the Buffalo union with instructions
to carry out the recommendations
The convention then went into secret
session. The report on unfair Offices
was submitted to secret session yester-
day.
, 1887-06-16


600 and the championship Of the world.
80
Jacob Gaudaur. who is now the I'M
disputed champion single sculler OF the
United States and Canada, is IA native
Of st. Louis, Mo- He was first
brought into prominence by John A. ST.
John, well known sporting man. His first
race of any note outside Of ordinary regattas
was the one with John Teemer, then cham
pion OF the United States, at Pullman, Ills. +,
last year. Gaudaur won with such ridiculous
ease that many persons supposed that there
was an African citizen concealed some
where in the woodpile, but the prob
able explanation is that Teemer had
moderated his man, and was consequently
not in proper AK" as he went all to pieces
early in the race. Gaudaur is a tall, wiry
young man, being close ON to six feet in
height, and weighing in condition about 16S
pounds His strongest point is his extreme
conscientiousness In training. Ever since he
entered the aquatic arena he has kept his eye
constantly fixed upon the worlds champion
ship, and each race since his debut has car
ried him nearer TO the coveted goal.
OcTY COHEN.
, 1887-06-16
Princeton College.

PRINCETON, N. Y, June 1I,-An i'm
portant step was taken by the faculty
OF Princeton college last
night. For the last few
weeks they have been considering
what should be done in regard to the
new branches which have been and
are still being introduced into the
curriculum of the college. After care
full deliberation the conviction was
reached that all these cannot be
brought into the college proper. There
are not hours enough in the day for
them and il adopted they would great
ly damage solid old branches, such as
classics, mathematics and philosophy,
therefore they have come to
the unanimous decision that they
must organize II post graduate and
university course to he consummated
and university digrees. Before this
decision OF the faculty can become
operative it will require the ratfica-
tion of the board of trustees. 1t is
believed, however, there will be no
difficulty about this as several infiuen.
tial members of the board are known
to favor this policy and several
Alumnia associations have urged its
adoption.
, 1887-06-16

lected no detail which could, in the
slightest degree, augment his chances
90 w'". e '.'..' aS rr"'lict.
ed more than two months ago, will
now probably visit Australia together
with Icemer and Hanlan, and the island con-
tinont will doubtless be next winter the scene
of several important aquatic contests tor the
worlds championship. as it has been lately
the Mecca OF sprinters as well as long distance
runners. ga
Edward Hanian is now bur ~ years
of age, having first seen the light at
, 1887-06-16

Toronto. Canada,
ON the 18th day of
july, $50. III e
stands , feet ; "a
inches, and uSl!-
ally rows az nbOut
1873 pounds, al
though in his race
with Gau,lnur he
was cons, i,ierably
above those fig
lures. His career
has been an un-
precedentcd one.
He has won innu-
merable matches
and special races,
as well as many
"op en- to t h .
world I" regattas.
He has never been
d e I e a + e d in
matches but four
times - twice by
Beach and once
each by Teemer
and Gaudaur. He
is now matched to
row Beach on the
n e p an river,
Australia. in No
yan,har FOR S10 .
, 1887-06-16

ing to the American brotherhood
amalgamation society and Knights of
Labor it was decided to strike to.mor-
row because employers refused to
grant an increase of wages. Between
600 and 700 men will strike and will
paralyze the whole building trade. A
prolonged strike is probably inevitable.
, 1887-06-16
Butte Board OF Trade.

Special TO the Rev lew.
BUTTE, Mont, June 11.-Final or
ganization of the board OF trade was
effected tonight by the adoption OF II
constitution, bylaws and rules. Off
GERS will be elected next Saturday
night, when the organization will be-
gin business.
, 1887-06-16

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Chapped Hands and all skin Erupiions.
VIII positively cure all kinds OF Pties Ask
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per box, or 10 ce, o. by mail.
For sale by Cnas ncNab. druggist, Spo-
kane Falls. W.T. s.tdw
, 1887-06-16

A slight row occurred late last night
in Main street saloon, but Officer
Fisher crushed it out before the COM
batants injured themselves.
, 1887-06-16


|os this city to re-
gard Gaudaur's de-
feat of Haulan at
Pullman, Ills, on
Decoration Day. ~
b eing conclusive
evidence of the
fact that Hnillau
has seen his bes,
days. As for my
self, | rather think
this Is jumping AT
q conclusion with
q v eng eaIlce. !
happen to X no "
that Hanlan was H.
no condition what
ever to row more
, 1887-06-16
striking Carpenters.

TORONTO, June 10.--At a mass
meeting tonight OF carpenters belong
, 1887-06-16
SPORTING MATTERS.
The Recent Boat Race eConsidcred-so,ue
Other Matters.

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NEW YORK, June 3.
1notice that there is a very general dispo
sition on the part of the sporting fraternity
, 1887-06-16
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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-03

We have just heard a story of
three very ingenious young ladies
which is worth the telling. These
young ladies were about the Same
age and size, and, by a singular CO.
incidence, were to be married about
the same time. They were all am
bilious to have costly wedding
dresses and extensive outfits, but
their purses were not long enough
for all. So they decided to put
their money together and have only
one wedding dress. No. 1, who was
to be married first, was to make .
bargain with the dressmaker to
make any alterations desired in the
trousseau after the wedding was
over, and the three were to 20 to-
gether and select it, which they did,
and the dress was made up in the
very pink of fashion, with point
lace enough to exhaust the stock Of
a Worth, and bride No. was mar
ried. The ceremony over the trous-
seau was turned over to No. 2, and
she took it to the dressmaker for
alteration according to the contract,
and in it she was married, after
which the second reftting was done,
and again the brilliant outfit stood
before the marriage altar, and q
third bride was the envy of the nu-
merous guests present. How was
the dress paid for? No. l paid half
the bill, because she had the first
wear. Nos. 2 and 3 shared the 9TH
er half. No. 3 was willing to share
as much as No. 2, because, though
she did not have the privilege Of
second wear, she, by mutual con-
sent, kept the dress.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-03

"The highest mountain in Amer
lea" must now be changed from
Mount St. Elias to Mount Wranglc,
q little to the north. Several of
these mountains have been newly
measured. Mount Hood, once
roughly" estimated at II 900 feet,
then closely" at 5000, was
brought down by triangulation to
1900; an anerOid barometer made
it 10000, and a mercureal barome-
ter II ,255. Mount st. Elias, esti-
mated by D'Agelot to be 1862
feet, is triangulated by Mr.. Baker
to be 1O,5OO. 1t now appears that
Mount Wrangle, lying to the north,
rises 18,4O0 feet above Copper river,
which is in turn 1000 feet above
the sea at that point. Ifthis holds
true, Mount Wrangle is at least
1000 feet higher than any other
peak in North America. 1t lies
within the United States boundary.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-03
Very Tall People

Chang, the Chinese giant, is 8 feet
3 inches. A giant s feet high was
exhibited at ROuen in 1855. Lecat
speaks of Scotch giant II feet 6
inches in height. Gapoltus tells of
a young giantess who was 10 feet
high. The Grecian giant, Amanab,
now Is years old, is Z feet 8 inches
tall. The giant Gille de Trent, in
the Tyrol, and one of the guards of
the Duke of Brunswick, was more
than 8 feet inches in height. The
Austrian giant, Winkelmeier, who
was recently exhibited in Paris,
measuring 81 feet, may be regarded
rs a specimen Of the highest stat
ure attained by the human species.
A Swedish peasant. cited by Button.
was 8 feet 8 inches in height, and
the Finish giant, Cujanis, was the
same, while Frederick William,
King of Prussia, had a guard of
nearly equal stature. Chicago News.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-03
Napoleon's Chessmen.

George Vanderbilt, the literary
member of the rich family, is the
owner Of the chess-table and chess
men that formerly belonged to Ma
poleon 1, and which he used during
his exile at st. Helena. There is
even more of a CHASTITY interest at
tached to this souvenir. 1t was
standing by the table when the ply
sicians were making their post
mortem examination of the dead
emperor, and when they took out
the heart they pulled open one OF
the drawers of this little table and
laid the heart upon it, and to-day
one may see the deep stains of the
blood on the inside of the drawer.
This relic belonged to Mr.. Nc Henry
of London, England, of railroad
celebrity, who presented it As a
birthday-gift to Mr.. Vanderbilt.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-03

A Northumberland miner had a
noted pointer dog that was so per-
feet in his drill, and so uncrring in
his instincts for spotting game, that
he sold it to a nobleman for a high
price. The purchaser soon brought
it back to Geordie and told him it
was o fraud. He said that it seemed
to find game fast enough, but nei-
ther he nor his gamekeeper could
either force it or coax it to lie down.
The pitman observed: "It's varra
queer that he should Sc syun hev
forgettin' his mannors." Then he
invited the nobleman to test in
his presence. They had not wan
dered far in the fields before the
dogs nose pointed" and its tail
poised like that of the Percy lion
when the gentleman shouted, Down,
dog, down. But the dog stood and
moved not. Didn't / tell your
said the nobleman to the pitman.
"Wey, man alive" said Geordie
"wad any dog unnerstand language
like that? Wait till l tell him
Then in a low growing voice. like
he bear, he said: "Coil up, "
beggor I" The dog obeyed imme
diately.-Mercantile Chronicle.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-03

"How many persons in this fami-
ly?" asked the water assessor as he
stood on the steps of a house on
Congress street east.
"Only ore at present" slowly an
swered the woman.
"No husband or children?"
81 have a husband"
"Isn't he in town.
ooh. ves."
"Then there are two resident"
"No, sir. not at present. It's his
week for taking the outside OF the
house and mine for taking the IN
Next week you may find him in
and me out. It oil depends on
what kind of u hold l get when the
riot begins"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-03

Some philanthropists always
make US think of story that is
told of Frederick of Prussia. The
king had a way of going around
like q common mortal and holding
brief conversations with his sui
jects, which we're pretty sure to
terminate in some decidedly un-
pleasant remark by the monarch.
One day he paused to speak to o
Jew, but the wary Hebrew took to
his heels. The king pursued, and
after a brisk chase overlook the f1y-
ing subject. "Why did you run
away from me, rascal?" Because" "
frankly admitted the Hebrew, Il
was afraid" Fritz hit him a tre-
mendous whack with his cane.
"Villain - he roared, II don't want
to be feared. want to be loved"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-03

A notorious gambler of the last
century finally ruined himself by a
very extraordinary bet. He had
been playing with Lord Lorne the
stakes had been very high and luck
had gone steadily against him. Ex-
asperated at his losses, he jumped
up from the card table, and, seizing
a large punch bowl, said: "For
once I'll have a bet where l have
an even chance of winning! Odd
or even for fifteen thousand gum
cas-" "Odd." replied the peer, calm
ly. The bowl was dashed against
the wall, and on the pieces being
counted, there proved to be an odd
one. The rash gambler paid his
fifteen thousand guineas, but if ira
dition be correct, it was only by
selling the last lot of his estates
that he was enabled to do so.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1887-12-03

You can pick up almost any
in the country and find
it filled to the brim, as it were, with
growls about the cat nuisance, with
particular attention bestowed upon
the neighbors' felincs which seem
to have a fondness for other peo-
ple's yards. / have been there my
self and have earned gray hairs by
hours spent in fruitless target prac-
tice with the eaterwauling nuisance
as the objective points. l have
grown weary devising means to
keep them away. My last attempt
was to arrange broken window glass
on edge imbedded on top of my
fences in thick plastic substance.
Did that keep them out? You
might ask if Mephistopheles could
be banished with a wink. Those
cats hung on the glass covered
fence like a PAGER to an asphalt
pavement, and when the noctural
chorus gathered as usual gave up
the job. If was only living in Mex
leo the matter could be promptly
settled without hostilities. There
I have seen miles and miles OF
what call perfect cat fence-the
simplest thing in the world. They
were nothing more than adobe walls
supporting a thick growth of small
ball cactus, each plant containing
about 100000 spears. I'd like to
see an American cat tackle that
outfit, and I'm going to try and in
troduce feeble imitation in order
to enjoy a laugh at the common
enemy of the human race-Johr
w. Munson in Globe-Democrat.